Vitamins & Minerals: 7 Surprising Ways to Increase Your Intake
Try a "no salt added" vegetable juice. While it does lack the
fiber of the real vegetable, it is a nice, easy way to get your
vitamins.
Did you know that for a food label to say, "An excellent source
of," or "Rich in," one serving of it need only contain 20 percent
of the Daily Value?
When in doubt, choose darker vegetables and fruits. They tend
to have more vitamins.
Any cooking that minimizes the time, temperature and amount of
water needed will help to preserve nutrients in vegetables.
Use your microwave or pressure cooker to cook vegetables: both
cook quickly and preserve nutrients.
Don't get your zinc in a calcium/magnesium supplement. These
minerals compete with zinc for absorption, and zinc generally loses
out. Better to get your zinc separately or in a multivitamin.
If you are a "chocoholic" or crave the taste of chocolate it
could mean you need more magnesium in your diet.
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